Legal Opinion
Commonwealth Ex Rel. Buchakjian v. Buchakjian
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 30, 1982No. 440PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*215SPAETH, Judge:
This is an appeal from an order directing a husband to support his wife and children. The husband argues that the lower court erred in admitting and considering hearsay evidence.1 We agree and therefore reverse and remand for a new hearing.
Leon and Joanne Buchakjian were married on June 10, 1956, and separated on November 13, 1978. They have three children: Maria, born April 19, 1959; Levon, born April 7, 1961; and Charles, born June 20, 1964. On January 4, 1979, the lower court, with the agreement of the parties, entered an order directing the husband to pay $300 a week to…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Carswell v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthoritySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Commonwealth ex rel. Goichman v. GoichmanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Straub v. TyahlaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
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- Commonwealth v. TrivittSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
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